/// <summary>
/// Get media information for a movie
/// </summary>
/// <param name="movieName"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static List <iTunesMedia> ForMovie(string movieName)
{
List <iTunesMedia> retval = new List <iTunesMedia>();
try
{
var nvc = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(string.Empty);
// Set attributes for a movie.
nvc.Add("term", movieName);
nvc.Add("media", "movie");
nvc.Add("entity", "movie");
nvc.Add("limit", "5");
// Format the url
string fullUrl = string.Format(_baseSearchUrl, nvc.ToString());
// Call the service and get the results:
iTunesMediaResult serviceResult = fullUrl.GetJsonFromUrl().Trim().FromJson <iTunesMediaResult>();
// Set the results:
retval = serviceResult.Results;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
logger.Error("Couldn't get information for the movie", ex);
}
return(retval);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get media information for a TV show
/// </summary>
/// <param name="showName"></param>
/// <param name="season"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static List <iTunesMedia> ForTVShow(string showName, int season)
{
List <iTunesMedia> retval = new List <iTunesMedia>();
var nvc = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(string.Empty);
// Include the season in the search
nvc.Add("term", showName + " " + season);
// Set attributes for a TV season.
nvc.Add("media", "tvShow");
nvc.Add("entity", "tvSeason");
nvc.Add("limit", "5");
// Format the url
string fullUrl = string.Format(_baseSearchUrl, nvc.ToString());
// Call the service and get the results:
iTunesMediaResult serviceResult = fullUrl.GetJsonFromUrl().Trim().FromJson <iTunesMediaResult>();
// If we didn't get anything back, try without the season
if (serviceResult.ResultCount < 1)
{
nvc["term"] = showName;
// Format the url
fullUrl = string.Format(_baseSearchUrl, nvc.ToString());
// Call the service and get the results:
serviceResult = fullUrl.GetJsonFromUrl().Trim().FromJson <iTunesMediaResult>();
}
// If we didn't get anything back, try without any funny characters
if (serviceResult.ResultCount < 1)
{
// Find any funny characters...
Match regMatch = Regex.Match(showName, @"[^a-zA-Z\d\s:]");
// If we found any,
if (regMatch.Success)
{
// only take the name up to that point
showName = showName.Substring(0, regMatch.Index);
// Set that to be the new show name
nvc["term"] = showName + " " + season;
// Format the url
fullUrl = string.Format(_baseSearchUrl, nvc.ToString());
// Call the service and get the results:
serviceResult = fullUrl.GetJsonFromUrl().Trim().FromJson <iTunesMediaResult>();
}
}
// If we didn't get anything back, try without any funny characters and without the season
if (serviceResult.ResultCount < 1)
{
// Set that to be the new show name
nvc["term"] = showName;
// Format the url
fullUrl = string.Format(_baseSearchUrl, nvc.ToString());
// Call the service and get the results:
serviceResult = fullUrl.GetJsonFromUrl().Trim().FromJson <iTunesMediaResult>();
}
// Set the results:
retval = serviceResult.Results;
return(retval);
}